Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve

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Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location Brokopondo District, Suriname
Nearest city Kwakoegron
Coordinates 5°08′00″N55°20′00″W / 5.1333°N 55.3333°W / 5.1333; -55.3333
Area60 km2 (23 sq mi) [1]
Established1961
Governing body Stinasu  [ nl ]

The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve (Dutch: Natuurreservaat Brinckheuvel) is a protected area and nature reserve in Suriname. The reserve is located on the Saramacca River, and is the most southern savannah of the Savannah Belt. [1] The Mindrineti River flows through the reserve. [2] The reserve measures 6,000 hectares, and has been a protected area since 1961. [1]

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Overview

The main reason for protecting the area is the unique Greywacke landscape of the Sabanpasi type. [3] The reserve contains three hills which are topped with white sand caps: the Brinckheuvel, the Klaiberheuvel and the Loblesheuvel. [4]

More than 500 plants species have been collected of which 8 are rare. [1] Animal life has not been well studied, and data is limited to fish. One species of catfish, Corydoras saramaccensis is endemic to the Saramacca River. [5]

The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve can only be accessed by boat from the village of Kwakoegron. [6]

Gold mining at the nearby Rosebel gold mine may disturb the area. [6] It is unclear whether the savannah is stable, [7] therefore controlled burning is recommended to prevent the reserve turning into a savannah forest. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ouboter 2001, p. 69.
  2. ↑ Richards, Teunissen & Wildschut 1968, p. 19.
  3. ↑ "REGIONAAL PLAN BROKOPONDO" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2013. p. 12. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Richards, Teunissen & Wildschut 1968, p. 11.
  5. ↑ Ouboter 2001, p. 70.
  6. 1 2 3 Ouboter 2001, p. 71.
  7. ↑ Richards, Teunissen & Wildschut 1968, p. 51.

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